Future Publishing’s Official Nintendo Magazine enjoyed an impressive year on year rise in circulation of around 27.5% for the January to June period according to the latest ABC data.It now has a total figure of over 61,000 copies.Playstation magazine PSM3 also reported a healthy year on year increase, of 29.5%, to more than 31,000 copies.The… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2008:Impressive Circulation Increases In Gaming Sector

Free magazine Shortlist had the highest circulation in the men’s lifestyle sector according to the latest ABC consumer magazine figures.The title had a total figure of more than 481,000 copies. As it only launched in September 2007 it is not possible to make a year on year comparison, however it was up 4% on last… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2008:Mixed Period For Men’s Lifestyle Magazines

The latest ABC consumer magazine figures, for January to June 2008, see free magazines topping the men’s lifestyle sector, while Glamour and Take A Break have the highest circulations in the women’s monthly and weekly sectors respectively.Men’s free weekly magazine Shortlist is the men’s lifestyle title with the highest circulation, at more than 481,000 copies,… Continue reading ABC Consumer Magazine Headlines Jan-Jun 2008

The latest consumer magazine ABC figures show that H Bauer’s Take A Break once again topped the women’s weekly market, with a total circulation of just under 982,000 copies.However, the title suffered a slight year on year downturn, of around 3.5%, taking its circulation below the one million mark.Northern & Shell’s OK! enjoyed a year… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2008:Take A Break Stays On Top Of Women’s Weekly Market

In-store magazine Homebase Ideas has the highest circulation in the home interest sector, at just under 427,000 copies, following a year on year rise of around 2%.At number two in the sector, fellow in-store magazine Ikea Family Live has a circulation of 350,000 copies.Country Living‘s circulation now stands at just under 200,000 copies following a… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2008:In-Store Mags Take Top Two Spots In Home Interest Sector

The BBC is launching a new Gaelic digital television channel on September 19 called BBC ALBA.Going on air at 9pm, the channel has been co-funded by MG ALBA, formerly known as the Gaelic Media Service.It will cost £14 million with £10 million from MG ALBA and £4 million from the BBC.BBC ALBA will broadcast on… Continue reading BBC To Launch Gaelic TV Channel

Carphone Warehouse is to sponsor the fifth series of ITV’s talent show The X Factor.The company sponsored the show last year having previously sponsored Channel 4 show Big Brother.However, it ended its association with the reality show following the Celebrity Big Brother racism row in January 2007 (see Carphone Warehouse Hangs Up On Big Brother).The… Continue reading Carphone Warehouse Secures The X Factor Sponsorship

BSkyB is to reduce the frequency of its four monthly customer magazines, including Skymag.The four titles – Skymag, Sky Sports Magazine, Sky Movies Magazine and Sky Kids – will move from 12 to 10 issues per year, starting from December.Skymag is delivered to Sky’s entire subscriber base, giving it a current ABC circulation figure of… Continue reading Change In Frequency For Sky Customer Magazines

Commercial broadcast TV had a record-breaking first six months of 2008, according to the latest figures from the Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB).The first half of the year saw total commercial impacts up 6% on the same period last year – 15% growth over the last five years.The UK watched 2.4 billion broadcast TV ads… Continue reading Record Six Months For Commercial TV

Virgin Media has signed a deal with digital programming provider Perform to put extra sports content on its website.The deal will see news, interviews and action from world leading football, tennis, golf, motorsport and a number of other sports and major events, delivered on demand through Virgin Media’s sport portal http://www.virginmedia.com/sport.Drawn from Perform’s Omnisport.tv Daily… Continue reading Virginmedia.com Gets More Sport Content